RocknRollRevolution - Origins of Rock and Roll

What is it and where did it come from?

unique blend of gospel, rhythm and blues, jazz, country western, pop, and folk music
white country western: guitars, pedal steel guitar, and upright bass
black rhythm and blues: guitars, drums, keyboards, and saxophones
term " rock and roll" coined by Disc Jockey Alan Freed in 1951

What music was like before rock and roll?

jazz and swing bands popular
pop music: the soothing voices of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
musical segregation: the race records, or "race music"

What factors contributed to the revolution?

post-World War II economic boom in the United States
young people with more money and more time=young people with more independence
lack of censoring on the radio and in music stores
cultural rebellion against the culture of war veterans
- Rebel Without a Cause, The Wild One

How was rock and roll a social protest?

integrated style promote integration in pro-segregation 1950s
African-Americans had more of a voice, in musical form of course, but a voice in white America nonetheless
considered a protest against the morals and values of previous generations